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BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Placed former New York Mets Manager Billy Eppler on the ineligible list for direct violation of MLB’s rules: improper use of Injured List placements, including the deliberate fabrication of injuries; and the associated submission of documentation for the purposes of securing multiple improper Injured List placements during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Suspended free agent RHP Edrian Robinson for 80 games without pay after testing positive for a performance enhancing substance in violation of MLB’s Joint Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with Cs Chad Wallach and Francisco Mejia, CF Jason Martin and RHP Carson Fulmer on minor league contracts.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Yariel Rodriguez on a five-year contract. Designated SS Otto Lopez for assignment.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with 2B Jonathan India on a two-year contract.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed RHP Tony Gonsolin on the 60-day IL. Agreed to terms with LHP Clayton Kershaw on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with LHP Wandy Peralta on a four-year contract.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Named Rigo Beltran pitching coach and Jeff Livesley hitting coach for Harrisburg (EL). Named Mike Habas hitting coach for for Fredericksburg (CRL). Named Niomar Gomez assistant pitching coach for the Dominican Summer League (DSL). Named Tommy Everidge minor league hitting coordinator, Jason Wood infield coordinator and Chris Prieto outfield/baserunning coordinator.
Minor League Baseball
Frontier League
EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed OF Mauro Bonafacio.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed LHP Adam Bloebaum.
NEW YORK BOULDERS— Signed SS Assaf Lowengart.
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS: Traded LHP Kyle White to the Ottawa in exchange for LHP Frankie Guiliano.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BROOKLYN NETS — Waived G Jordan Goodwin.
INDIANA PACERS — Waived G Furkan Korkmaz.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F G.G. Jackson to a rest-of-season contract and C Trey Jemison to a two-way contract. Waived F Chimezie Metu.
MIAMI HEAT — Signed G Alondes Williams to a two-way contract.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Re-signed F Lindy Waters III to a rest-of-season contract.
SACRAMENTO KINGS — Re-signed G Keon Ellis to a rest-of-season contract.
UTAH JAZZ — Waived F Kevin Knox II.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Named Marcus Dixon defensive line coach and added outside linebackers coaching duties to assistant coach Mike Pettine.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DE John Waggoner.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed Director of Pro Scouting Alan Armstrong to a contract extension.
CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled G Dustin Wolf from Calgary (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Reassigned LW Adam Beckman to Iowa (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Reassigned LW Lucas Condotta to Laval (AHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Reassigned C Zayde Wisdom from Reading (ECHL) to Wheeling (AHL).
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Reassigned LW Dillon Hamaliuk and RW Lukas Svejkovsky from Wheeling (ECHL) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Reassigned F Raivis Ansons from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to Wheeling.
ST. LOUIS BLUES — Activated RW Kasperi Kapanen from injured reserve. Reassigned D Anton Malmstrom from Springfield (AHL) to Orlando (ECHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Recalled D Max Lajoie from Toronto (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS — Reassigned D Dmitri Kuzman from Manitoba (AHL) to Norfolk (ECHL).
Minor League Hockey
American Hockey League
AHL — Suspended Hershey F Bogdan Trineyev for one game as a consequence of a high-sticking incident during a Feb. 3rd game against Bridgeport.
CALGARY WRANGLERS — Signed G Dustin Nickel to an amateur tryout contract (ATO). Recalled G Connor Murphy from Rapid City (ECHL).
MANITOBA MOOSE — Returned Brett Kemp to Greenville (ECHL).
SAN JOSE BARRACUDA — Recalled G Beck Warm from Wichita (ECHL).
SYRACUSE CRUNCH — Assigned F Daniel Walker to Orlando (ECHL).
ECHL
ADIRONDACK THUNDER — Activated G Jeremy Brodeur from reserve. Placed G Vinnie Purpura on reserve.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Activated F Scott Kirton from reserve. Placed Colton Kalezic on reserve.
FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Released F Tyler Kobryn. Activated F Cam Hausinger from injured reserve.
FORT WAYNE KOMETS — Loaned F Matthew Wedman to Calgary (AHL).
GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS — Released F Benito Posa. Placed D mark Louis on reserve.
IDAHO STEELHEADS — Activated F Francesco Arcuri from reserve. Placed D Nicholas Canade on reserve.
INDY FUEL — Activated D Cam Bakker and F Matus Spodniak from reserve. Placed D Victor Hadfield and F Chase Lang on reserve. Placed G Cam Gray on injured reserve.
IOWA HEARTLANDERS — Activated F Ty Ennis from injured reserve. Placed F Liam Coughlin on reserve.
JACKSONVILLE ICEMEN — Activated F Dominick Mersch from injured reserve. Activated G Joe Murdaca and D Mackenzie Dwyer from reserve. Placed G Michael Houser and F Matt Iacopelli on reserve.
KANSAS CITY MAVERICKS — Activated F Garrett Klotz from reserve. Placed F Bobby Hampton on reserve. Placed G Cale Morris on injured reserve.
KALAMAZOO WINGS — Released F C.J. Eick.
MAINE MARINERS — Activated F Nathan Noel from reserve. Placed F Austin Albrecht on reserve.
NEWFOUNDLAND GROWLERS — Activated G Dryden McKay from reserve. Placed G Luke Cavallin on reserve.
NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Released D Owen Norton. Added G Matt Syderhoud as an emergency backup goaltender (EBUG). Activated Fs Mathieu Roy and Kamerin Nault from reserve. Placed D Connor Fedorek and F Keegan Iverson on reserve.
ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS — Placed F Aaron Luchuk on reserve.
RAPID CITY RUSH — Activated G Jason Pawloski from reserve.
READING ROYALS — Signed F Nick Fea to a standard player contract (SPC). Activated D Darren Brady from injured reserve.
SAVANNAH GHOST PIRATES — Activated F Bear Hughes from reserve. Placed F Carson MacKinnon on reserve.
UTAH GRIZZLIES — Added D Robbie Stucker to the active roster. Activated F Max Neill from reserve. P)laced F Dean Yakura on reserve.
WHEELING NAILERS — Activated F Jarrett Lee from reserve.
WORCESTER RAILERS — Activated F Keeghan Howdeshell from reserve.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLORADO RAPIDS — Transferred M Braian Galván to Club Atletico Banfield (Argentina).
ORLANDO CITY SC — Signed Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations and General Manager Luiz Muzzi and Technical Director Ricardo Moreira to new two-year contracts through 2025.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Acquired F Amahl Pellegrino and signed him to a two-year contract, pending the receipt of his international transfer certificate (ITC) and P-1 visa.
MLS NEXT Pro
NEW ENGLAND REVOUTION II — Signed G John David Gunn to a one-year contract.